High School Equivalency Program (HEP)

HEP graduates pose for a photo.

Overview

Part of the CHS portfolio since 1981, this federally funded program provides academic instruction, life-skills training and other services to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania acquire the General Educational Development certificate. The program also helps participants make a successful transition to the next level of education, vocational training or employment or to the military. Our curriculum fosters critical thinking and individual expression.

Key Activities

Offering individual and small-group counseling;

Making support services available for a variety of student needs, including providing stipends to offset the cost of participating; and